Re: Allgemiene SS NCO Visor for Analysis

What I may have learned: Sonderanfertigung visors were made by several hatters, including Wille and Mueller. These visors are a premium version of the dienstmütze.

The orange cloth version is of lesser quality and is an "issue" item.

The orange cotton was the normal wear purchased either from a brauner Laden, or from the RZM or acquired via the VA SS with party funds and issued. In the main, though, these caps were purchased by the SS man. Military caps were issued, with the caveat of those SS units with paramilitary character, i.e. SSVT. But the person still could buy an extra cap at his own expense.

Some questions: were the sonderanfertigung visors sold through private retailers, or ordered through a local SS quartermaster (both I imagine.) These were sold by the Kleiderkasse SS, but were also for sale in the braune Laden, as in the images I posted elsewhere.

How does the kleiderkasse system relate to all this? See my posts on the Kleiderkasse system. I do not have the energy or time to repeat same here.

Why do SS visors lack manufacturer logos in the sweat diamonds? From 1935 onwards, private logos were generally forbidden by order of Hitler, who did not want to further commercialize regalia, though the NSDAP did show some favoritism in its contracting. But private logos were forbidden, see the Herstellungsvorschriften der RZM. Such logos are nonetheless sometimes found all the same. After the middle of 1941, SS caps were made outside of such stringent controls once more. Cf. Mollo.

Are all officer grade sonderanfertigungen lined with black rayon versus the white rayon of the NCO visors. Officer Sonderanfertigung caps are as I have illustrated them. The normal officers' cap generally has a black lining, but there are exceptions.

Are the answers in the Uniformen Markt CDs?

Nope. There is very, very litte about the SS in Uniformen Markt. What I write here is the distillate of 44 years of experience and some empirical observations of some pieces, which are surely not all that exist nor do they comprise even remotely the full range of realities.